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		lukeschlather on Jan 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than ... It varies significantly by state, but existing public options are similarly priced or cheaper in terms of cost per person than private healthcare. https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/sta...

stvswn on Jan 5, 2016 [–]

Where in the link does it say that?

lukeschlather on Jan 5, 2016 | [–]

Not the clearest source, I'll admit.

These are better, and show Medicaid spending roughly $5000/enrollee vs. roughly $8000 per capita overall healthcare spending in the USA in 2011 :

http://kff.org/global-indicator/health-expenditure-per-capit... http://kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/medicaid-spending-pe... http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.PCAP

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